Be vigilant over dumped needles, says councilor

People are being warned to stay vigilant after bags

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Oban Homebase not on list to close

Oban’s Homebase has been spared the axe, after the

Dunollie’s 2020 vision

Dunollie Museum in Oban has revealed plans to transform

Sheriff warns businesses in first case of its kind

In what was the first of its kind, Sheriff Patrick

POLICE FILES

Between 6pm on Monday August 6 and 9.30am on Tuesday

Oban man admits indecent images

30-year-old sent pictures to underage teenagers

Dunbeg woman rises to charity hair challenge

How would you cope with hair over three feet long,

St Conan’s Kirk celebrates £100,000 funding boost

One of Scotland’s most unique architectural attractions

Appin show goes gla006D

A beauty nail bar will be a first for the 61st Appin

Health budget black hole

Time running out to plug shortfall in 2018 health budget

Oban flower show could be the last one

Colourful blooms from roses to dahlias will take over

Show time for villagers proves a real growth industry

Prize-winning cabbages, home-made treats and rare white

Artmap Argyll scheme showcases local talent

Artists across Argyll are putting their work on the

Parking fine family say they won’t be back

A family holidaying with a disabled daughter are the

Council in red only third of way into financial year

Argyll and Bute Council is forecasting an overspend

MSP speaks out in row over Oban Bay

MSP Michael Russell has stepped into the row over who

Health board approves U-turn over adult services leadership

A U-turn has been performed by health chiefs on proposals

Grants scheme open to Gaelic teachers

Gaelic teachers who have received assistance from the

Gift-of-life Donnie wants defibs put on the 999 map

An Oban granddad who was dead for seven minutes before

Happy 100th birthday, Elsie!

Friends and family from as far away as Philadelphia

Sharks take bite out of marine Oompa Loompas

Eight rafts gathered for the Great Oban Rafirace, organised

Oban prepares for annual games

As the Oban Games approach on Thursday August 23, the

Last chance to buy shares in Oban’s RockTheld Centre

With the deadline of August 23 fast approaching, Oban

Music, food and friendliness … what we do best on the west coast

Music, food and friendliness … what we do best on the

Islay lifeboat’s busiest open day yet

Port Askaig pier was the venue again this year for

Highlands MSP slams HIAL for ‘wasting’ funds

MSP John Finnie has accused Highlands and Islands Airport

Teens come out on top at Salen Show

Argyll’s usual sunshine and showers didn’t stop hundreds

Paula cares for quality of life

The Oban Timesis running a series of articles championing

University Town is good news for local businesses

Over recent months you will have read articles in The

Oban Rotary funds duo’s charity trips

Having completed their time at Oban High School, Jamie

Clarification

In last week’s Oban Times we ran a piece on our District

Luing Stores looking for new owner

If you’ve ever dreamed of trading in mainland life

Simply sensational summer fun

More than 90 youngsters signed up for summer fun in

Boating people asked for views on MCA code

Members of the boating community are being encouraged

Call for end to ferry tendering

Trade union leader Manuel Cortes, who represents around

New principal sponsor for Scottish Rural Awards

The Scottish Rural Awards are delighted to confirm

Pensions campaign group is up for award

A group of women campaigning against changes to the

International team digs up past on Mull

Archaeologists are returning to Mull for their annual

MacPhail

Among the many artists and bands on the Highland music

Argyll homes set for superfast broadband

More homes in Argyll are set to receive superfast broadband

Argyll is picture perfect

Karen Gordon sent in this fantastic sunset for our

Plantation man was growing cannabis in hall cupboard

A sheriff heard this week how police Officers searching

Owner admonished over sheep worrying

Family pet bit lamb and pulled it to ground

Union welcomes Abellio move

Union boss Manuel Cortes has welcomed the news that

Campaigners slam ‘callous’ Blackford

MP Ian Blackford has been accused of orchestrating

Spean Bridge guest house co-owner in court

The co-owner of a guest house in Spean Bridge appeared

Stramash praises migrant families

Fort William nursery Stramash has hailed the contribution

Man who groped Mòd reveller sentenced

A Lancashire man who ended up on the Sex off enders’

Ambassador in Arisaig for tribute to soldiers

The Slovak ambassador to the UK visited Arisaig last

VIEW FROM The Chamber

Making connections and increasing understanding of

Community centre gets grant boost

Sunart Community Company has received more than £40

Big turnout for new Belford workshop

Lochaber people showed their commitment to shaping

Public outcry over Glen Etive hydro plans

Conservationists, mountaineering groups and members

WHAT’S ON in Lochaber

■ Age Scotland Veterans’ Project is running a free

School heads praise pupils

As students across the country opened their exam results

Fundraiser Liz donates £3,500 to Belford Hospital

A Fort William fundraiser is close to hitting the £40

Tribute paid to Chrissie, 104

Loving tribute has been paid to one of Lochaber’s oldest

Family and friends walk for Martin

Close friends and family of Fort William man Martin

MacPhail

Among the many artists and bands on the Highland music

‘Fantastic’ Sunart Show is huge success

Organisers have hailed this year’s Sunart Agricultural

Union boss says ferry service tendering must be scrapped

Trade union leader Manuel Cortes, who represents around

Plenty of laughs at fun-filled Knoydart Games

Labelled an ‘alternative’ Highland Games by its organisers

Lochaber Fèis success

More than 100 youngsters honed their traditional music

Urgent plea for new committee volunteers

Following Friday’s final concert, the Fèis Lochabair

Faster Skye broadband welcomed

Glendale and Waternish on Skye are to get superfast

Pupils make the grade

Pupils in the Outer Hebrides received their exam results

Feis an Rubha hits all the right notes

It was another successful Fèis an Rubha this year,

Breakdown prompts ferries call

Power problems on board the MV Loch Seaforth travelling

Forbes marks Fairy Pools land transfer

Kate Forbes MSP off cially marked a land transfer at

Man dies at Loch Shieldaig fish farm

A 62-year-old man, understood to be a prawn fisherman

Police name Skye road crash victim

Police on Skye have confirmed the identity of the victim

Skye Games shows global appeal

An historic 141 years of a unique and proud way of

European folk music takes centre stage at Skye

Traditional music by top Scottish and Spanish musicians

East meets West at Lewis festival

Purvai 2018 gets under way this August with a host

Buyout plans for lighthouse

A community buyout of the Flannan Isles lighthouse

Iolaire tapestry panel loaned to Lewis

A panel from the Great Tapestry of Scotland depicting

Fun for all at Kyleakin Gala

The 2018 Kyleakin Gala kicked off on Saturday afternoon

Picture Perfect – Oban Times’ #myargyll entries in the frame

Picture Perfect – Oban Times’ #myargyll entries in

HIE sets up masterclasses in Highlands

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced

Sales workshops for Oban and Fort William

Advice on how to increase sales, no matter what your

‘Breakthrough’ claimed in sea lice control

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Bluebird rises again on Bute

The Isle of Bute welcomed the legendary Bluebird K7

An ancient Highland bagpipe

I am a great believer that in order to promote and

DOWN MEMORY LANE

We delve into The Oban Times archives to bring you faces and places from yesteryears

LETTERS

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Beachd Ailein

Bha carbadan sron earball eadar Inbhir Nis agus Drochaid

Taynuilt panto needs you – oh yes it does!

Panto producers in Taynuilt need helpers and actors

Youngsters enjoy Loch Etive tour

A group of young people enjoyed a tour of Loch Etive

Art explorers at The Rockfield Centre

An innovative art camp for primary school children

At random

I strolled out to Ganavan beach the Sunday before last

DISTRICT NEWS

■ A former chapel building on Knoydart could be producing

Stalwart honoured by Royal British Legion Scotland

A dedicated member of Fort William’s branch of the

Retro Roamer

More Roamerisms from the early 1990

Game sector vital to economy, says Ewing

During a visit to the annual Moy Game Fair, Rural Secretary

Watchers have a whale of a time

A record number of whales and dolphins have been spotted

Drive begins to provide more glamping in national park

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This week’s walks

The walk leader is to be contacted beforehand for meet-up

Your future is in your hands

So grab it with both of them and make sure you have the best possible outcome

We’ll help you get a digital advantage

Having a sound understanding of how digital can work

A good year for results

All that hard work by pupils across the West Highlands and islands has paid off

LEARN GAELIC

Are you looking to learn Gaelic? LearnGaelic. scot

It’s the right time to be studying Gaelic

The five-year National Gaelic Language Plan will increase demand – so be part of it

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Cùrsaichean Ceuma aig Sabhal Mòr Ostaig – Fosgailte

Why learn a foreign language?

Everyone else speaks English, don’t they?

Oban as a University Town

Think of Oban, and what springs to mind? Perhaps it’s the seafood, ferry links to the islands, or a tourist hot-spot. But what about a University Town?

Argyll College UHI - Think Again

You may think you have a good idea of what Argyll College

Study marine science – there’s so much sti ll to discover

Images of enti re towns submerged in floodwater, Arcti c sea ice habitats melti ng away and sea creatures tangled in plasti c waste have created an urgent demand for more informati on about our oceans.

Bookends festival makes a Transatlantic connection

Benderloch’s Bookends Festival is extending a transatlantic

Kooks head for Oban

The Kooks will play an intimate gig in Oban’s Corran

Ragadawn on roof of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Artist, writer and performer Caroline Bergvall will

Skye singer celebrates

A man described as one of the most beautifully melodic

EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS M&S OBAN NEARS OPENING

Customers in Oban will be in for a treat when the new

Glasgow Letter

An extremely busy weekend is fast approaching with

Songs, a talk and ceilidh from Ceolas

A new CD of Uist fishing songs is about to be launched.

Crackin’ Craic humbled by the response to their debut album

Crackin’ Craic humbled by the response to their debut

Funbox are rocking into Oban

Family favourites FUNBOX are heading back to The Corran

Crossword

21 A maths statement that is deduced from a system

Counting cost of expensive straw

Ewen Campbell, SRUC’s Kirkton and Auchtertyre research

Rents to continue to rise, as supply of new properties available to let declines again

Rents to continue to rise, as supply of new properties

TWENTY YEARS YOUNG – NEW AUDI TT RANGE MARKS MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY

TWENTY YEARS YOUNG – NEW AUDI TT RANGE MARKS MILESTONE

The Volkswagen Amarok with its 3.0 litre V6 TDI engine sets the standard

The Volkswagen Amarok with its 3.0 litre V6 TDI engine

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANDERSON - Iain William McLaren (ex Clydesdale Bank

Heavens above! Tiree needs a new minister

Parishioners on the heavenly isle of Tiree are hoping

THOUGHT for the week

We reached the top of Speinne Mor and the views were

Open success for Martin

Martin Rae won the Glencruitten Open on Saturday with

Gents’ Open at Killin

Results from the Killin Gents’ Open held on August

Graham wins at Dalmally

Graham Melvin won Dalmally Golf Club’s annual Strathorchy

Results from Taynuilt

Club Championship: fourth round - 1 Alan Wilson 68-

Saints ready for the new season

Let down by scheduled opponents South Lochaber Thistle

The future of shinty

The Camanachd Association is pushing ahead with a twopronged

Martial arts

With the school summer holidays over, the club is actively

Open sports day at Lochgilphead

Mid Argyll Athletic Club will host its annual open

Alex and Duncan win Open Pairs competition

Oban Bowling Club held its Carpet and Flooring Services

Taynuilt Open results

The S & S Services-sponsored gents’ open was played

Green Machine win Tower 10s trophy

On a cracking day for rugby, with the sun splitting

Currie battles for Grampian Rally win

Mull rally driver Alasdair Currie, 20, scored his third

Robert MacIntyre pipped at the post in sudden-death Finnish

Robert MacIntyre pipped at the post in sudden-death

Open success for Martin

Martin Rae won the Glencruitten Open in Oban on Saturday

Lochaber RFC get a clean start to the season

Lochaber RFC heralded the start of the new season with

Fort hit for six

Huntly ran out comfortable winners against Fort William

Pair wins Dochie MacIntyre Trophy

Marion Moff at presents her father Dochie MacIntyre’s

Mixed week of results for Mallaig

Following their loss in the Ross Cup final the previous

The future of shinty

The Camanachd Association is pushing ahead with a twopronged

Results from Fort William

On Tuesday July 31, a 12-hole stableford was played

Isle of Skye results

Gents section: Saturday August 4 and Sunday 5 - Monthly

Lochaber club lotteries

This week’s Fort William Golf Club lotto numbers were

Hay family sweeps the boards at Plockton Regatta

Clinching 14 trophies in a fortnight, the Hay family

Hotshots train with Caley Jags

Coaches from Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC travelled

Ten out of ten for Turrif as Fort William collapse

One positive for Fort William was the return of Michael Ellis to the squad

Lovat reach Camanachd Cup final after penalty shoot-out

Lovat will meet Newtonmore in the 2018 Tulloch Homes

MacIntyre loses out in sudden-death Finnish

Oban’s Robert MacIntyre is heading into the business

Fort William cinema now set to be rebuilt

After 12 years without access to the silver screen

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